Mauritania vs New Caledonia
Mauritania is 55.5 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Mauritania about 55 times.
MauritaniaNew CaledoniaMauritania moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 55.5× the area of New Caledonia.
| Mauritania | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 295,333 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× its true area; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Mauritania bigger than New Caledonia?
- Yes. Mauritania is 55.5 times larger than New Caledonia. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Mauritania?
- About 55 times: Mauritania has 55.5× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Mauritania and New Caledonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× its true area there and New Caledonia about 1.15×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mauritania or New Caledonia?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 295,333. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².